"Managed to hit the DNA of the Mossad": The storm surrounding Gofman

Every weekday morning, there is traffic congestion on one of the central roads in the center of the country. The congestion is created at the turn from the main road to the Mossad headquarters. This morning, the traffic jam at the entrance to the headquarters did not stretch, and traffic was smooth.

"The atmosphere in the Mossad since the weekend is difficult. People went to work today with their heads down. The feeling is unpleasant. Mossad head Roman Gofman managed to hit the DNA of the organization. The whole purpose of the organization is thinking outside the box and daring in thought. The moment you dismiss people who came with an operational plan that received all the approvals, including from the political echelon, and it was not implemented, no one in the organization will act from now on to promote such daring plans that are on the verge of imagination," says a security source.

"Roman Gofman does not want the strong people who were inside the Mossad. He wants a gray organization, so that there will not be people next to him who will surpass him. This is the reason he dismissed A., the deputy head of the Mossad. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked A. three times to remain in the position after Roman Gofman was chosen. But a few days after Gofman entered the position, he dismissed A. Why? Because he understood that he was stronger than him in the organization. The two senior officials that Gofman dismissed are top-tier professionals. There are none like them. One of the dismissed was responsible for thwarting dozens, perhaps hundreds, of attacks by Iran and terrorist organizations in the world against Israeli and Jewish targets. She saved the lives of hundreds, more than everything Roman Gofman saved in his life," said a source familiar with the situation.

Roman Gofman speaking at the ceremony of taking office as head of the Mossad (Photo: Mossad Media)

"The act of the Mossad head is a cowardly act. Where is it heard of such a thing, where he appoints a deputy who is, by all accounts in the Mossad, a person who is not suitable for the position? Who does not have the operational and command experience. That number three in the organization came from the Shin Bet and he does not know the organization from the inside. Now he is dismissing two who are at the core of the organization's work, without appointing replacements, without an orderly handover taking place. What Gofman is trying to do is shift the failure in Iran from the political echelon to the professional echelon, when the goal is to clear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the fact that he failed to lead President Donald Trump to approve the operation of the Kurds in Iran. We believe that the operation would have succeeded, and even today, if it is decided to activate the operation, this move will lead to the weakening of the regime and its overthrow. Roman Gofman, as military secretary, was one of the people who supported the operation. The role of Gofman and the Prime Minister was to ensure that the operation was approved by the USA."

"The second thing the Mossad head is trying to do with these moves is to create around him managers who will be weaker than him, so that his control over the organization will be absolute. But the Mossad at its base is composed of people who are always committed to challenging upwards. Only in this way can an organization like the Mossad conduct itself and bring about operations. The Prime Minister knows that the appointment of Gofman to the position is not professionally worthy. Israel is at war. To appoint a person who has no knowledge in intelligence and special operations, who does not have the English language in his mouth—it is simply irresponsible. The atmosphere right now in the Mossad is extremely difficult. The organization is in a state of severe crisis," said a source familiar with the Mossad.